The pipeline, which would have transported oil from Alberta and Saskatchewan to refineries in New Brunswick, was nixed due to the inability to reach a “regulatory decision,” according to TransCanada.

Premier Brad Wall released a scathing statement on Twitter and Facebook describing it as “a very bad day for the west” and laying the blame for thousands of job losses at the feet of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal government.

Wall blasted the comments of Montreal Mayor Dennis Coderre who called the decision a “major victory.”

“He is cheering against an energy sector in our country that employs thousands and has paid on average over the last 3 years $17 billion annually in taxes and royalties to Canadian governments,” Wall wrote.

The premier also lashed out at Coderre’s own actions, pointing to the spillage of raw sewage into the St. Lawrence River.

“It is a good thing that Mr. Coderre’s hypocrisy needs no pipeline for conveyance, for it would need to be very large and could never get approved for construction,” Wall said.

He also questioned whether Saskatchewan and Alberta taxpayers should continue to send $2.5 billion in equalization payments to Quebec, comparing the situation to having “Stockholm Syndrome.”

Today is not a good day for Canada. It is not a good day for the federation. It is a very bad day for the west….